Whether you’re in meteorology school or ground school, the tornado undoubtedly captures the attention. I’ve often noticed how a room goes silent when a conversation about this topic begins. Popular weather articles describe the tornado in terms of collisions between the air masses, jet streams, and fronts, and then go on to describe how to take shelter.
However in this article we’ll give you an explanation that’s more grounded in aviation meteorology. In the airplane there’s no place to hide, so you might as well have the best information at hand so you can make sense of these phenomena when they spring up. I would recommend checking back with our March 2022 article on severe storms for some good starter material.
